Collar-button



M. SESTRI-CH.

COLLAR BUTTON.

APPLICATION' FILED' MAY 20, |920..

1,373,234 PawnwdMar. 29, 19211.

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sST'Es Meer yerre COLLAR-BUTTON.

Application led May 20,

To all-inkom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, MATHEW GEsrRIcH, a4

' subject of Austria-Hungary, residing at the city of St. Louis andState of Missouri, have invented new and use-ful Improvements inCollar-Buttons, ofwhich the following is a specification, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to improvements in collar buttons, and isespecially directed to the type of buttons (as commonly employed tounite the ends of the neck band of an apparel shirt and to secure theback of a collar to the neck band) having hinged heads for thefacilitation of their insertion 'through the button holes of the collarand neck band.

My object is to provide a hinged head collar button of simple andinexpensive construction, whose various parts are capable of productionat a minimum of expense and which are held assembled by a single crimp-.ing of one of the parts. s

Myimprovements consist in the novel construction, arrangement andcombination of parts as hereinafter fully, clearly and con-l cisely setforth, definitely pointed out in my claims and illustrated by theaccompanyingdrawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a rear face view of abutton embodying my improvements.

Fig. 2 is a side or edge view of the button.

Fig. 3-`is an enlarged vertical sectional elevation as taken onthe lineindicated r11-m of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4L shows the various elements in edge or side elevations relativelysegregated.

Fig. 5 is a face view of the spring disk. Fig. 6 is a face view of thebearing disk. Fig. 7 is a face view of the hinged head,

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Fig. 8 is an inverted sectional plan view taken on the line fz/-g/ ofFig. 7.

Referring to the drawing, by numerals, 9 designates the back of thebutton which is constructed oi sheet material and preferably formed intoconcavo-conveX shape and provided with a continuous marginal flange 10.l

The numeral 11 designates a spring-disk constructed of resilientmaterial such as sheet steel which as best shown in Fig. 3 is ci lesserdiameter than the back 9 whereby Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 29, 1921.

1920. serial No. 382,948. n y

spurs. 12, arranged to project axially therefrom and which function to4hold the button `properly positioned by their engagement withthe'neckband.

- rlhe numeral 13 designates the bearingdisk, whose diameter is vsuch asto permit it to be itted closely within the flange 10 of the back piece9 and which is provided with the cut out 1/1 the pressed bearings 15 andthe pair of perforations 16.

The hinged head comprises avsubstantially disk-shaped vbody 17, a shank18, bent at an angle relative to the body, a foot flange 19 and a pairof pintles 20.

All of the parts just recited are `preferably, by reason of economy,made of sheet material and by cutting` and forming dies.

The assemblage consists in the placement oi the spring disk lliwithinthe back 9, with the spurs extended outwardly away from the back, thehinged head is then related to the bearingdisk 13 byinserting its shank18 through the cut out 14 and resting its pintles 20 in the pressedbearings 15 with the foot flange 19 projecting opposite the disk shapedbody 17. 4

The bearing disk, with the hinged head is then placed within the flange10` of the back with the vfoot flange 19 bearing against the spring-disk11 and its pair of perforations 16 placed over the spurs 12 and thenpermanentlyk secured by a crimping oi the flange 10, as shown in Fig. 3.

It will be observed that the spring-disk` is normally plane when thehead is in functioning position and that the spring-disk is bearingagainst the foot :flange to hold the hinged headk against movement. -Bymanually exerting pressure on the head to swing it to open position, thefoot lange as swung it may reside therewithin, and struckfrompjigijhead, a spring-disk bearing against the footthe body of thedisk 11 there is a pair oifflange of the head, and a single elementarranged to form a button back and a uniting means for the head, pivotalsupport and spring-disk.

2. In a collar button, a bearing-disk, a head having an angular shankfor extension through the bearing-disk pintles for journaling in thehearing-disk, and a foot-flange, a Spring-disk arranged to hear upon thefoot-flange of the head,` and a back having a marginal flange servingasa means to hold all the parts assembled.

3. In a collar button of they class deseribed, a head having an angularshank, and

a foot flange, a pivotal support for the head,

a spring-disk bearing against the shank of the head, a single element ofconoavoeonvex section arranged to form a button back and a uniting meansfor thehead, pivotal support and spring-disk, and a spur extendingfromthe spring disk, Jfor the purpose stated.

4., In a collar button,- substantially a bearing disk, a head having anangular shank ing as a means to hold all the parts in con-Ul cavo-convexassemblage, and a spur extend- Ving from ythe spring disk, forthe`purpose stated. V Y

In "testimony` whereof I hereuntoy my signature.

s MATHEWGESTRICH.

